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Ex Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Summoned In Child Sex Abuse Case
In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, a special court has summoned him in connection with a child sex abuse case on December 2.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Top Court Concerned Over POCSO Misuse, Says Awareness Needed
The POCSO act is being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions.
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"Love, Not Lust": Top Court After Victim Marries Man Who Sexually Assaulted Her
The Justice Datta-led Bench noted that during the pendency of the appeal, the appellant and the victim, now adults, had married in May 2021 and were leading a "happy married life" with a one-year-old son.
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Bangladeshi National In India Jailed For 8 Years In Rape Case
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to eight years in prison after holding him guilty in a rape case.
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Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court
Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Telangana Tuition Teacher, 60, Jailed For Raping 12-Year-Old Student
A special court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for raping a 12-year-old girl who was attending his classes.
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Man Acquitted In Sexual Assault Case, His Relieved Mother Collapses In Court
A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 28-year-old man in a sexual assault case involving a minor girl after he spent five years in jail.
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Couple 'Living Happily As Family', Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rape FIR
The Delhi High Court has set aside an FIR registered on charges of rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, after noting that the parties had settled the disputes and are now living together as a family with two children
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Tripura Man Gets Life Term For Raping Minor, Girl's Mother, Sister Jailed For Aiding Crime
A POCSO court in North Tripura has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl on multiple occasions.
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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
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Man Convicted Of Rape, Killing Of 6-Year-Old Girl In UP Gets Life Term
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.
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Top Court To Examine High Court's Order On Girl's 'Sambandh' Remark In Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the controversial Delhi High Court order acquitting a 22-year-old man in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case.
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Schoolteacher Arrested For 'Sexually Abusing' Boy
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions.
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Ex Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Summoned In Child Sex Abuse Case
In more trouble for former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa, a special court has summoned him in connection with a child sex abuse case on December 2.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Top Court Concerned Over POCSO Misuse, Says Awareness Needed
The POCSO act is being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions.
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"Love, Not Lust": Top Court After Victim Marries Man Who Sexually Assaulted Her
The Justice Datta-led Bench noted that during the pendency of the appeal, the appellant and the victim, now adults, had married in May 2021 and were leading a "happy married life" with a one-year-old son.
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Bangladeshi National In India Jailed For 8 Years In Rape Case
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to eight years in prison after holding him guilty in a rape case.
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Use Of Term 'Physical Relations' Not Enough To Prove Rape: Delhi High Court
Mere use of the term "physical relations" without supporting evidence is insufficient to establish rape or aggravated penetrative sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Telangana Tuition Teacher, 60, Jailed For Raping 12-Year-Old Student
A special court in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old tuition teacher to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for raping a 12-year-old girl who was attending his classes.
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Man Acquitted In Sexual Assault Case, His Relieved Mother Collapses In Court
A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 28-year-old man in a sexual assault case involving a minor girl after he spent five years in jail.
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Couple 'Living Happily As Family', Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rape FIR
The Delhi High Court has set aside an FIR registered on charges of rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, after noting that the parties had settled the disputes and are now living together as a family with two children
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Tripura Man Gets Life Term For Raping Minor, Girl's Mother, Sister Jailed For Aiding Crime
A POCSO court in North Tripura has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl on multiple occasions.
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POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral, Intends To Safeguard Childhood: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 52-year-old woman seeking to quash a sexual assault case under POCSO Act, holding that the legislation is gender neutral and applies equally to men and women.
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Man Convicted Of Rape, Killing Of 6-Year-Old Girl In UP Gets Life Term
A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping and killing a six-year-old girl.
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Top Court To Examine High Court's Order On Girl's 'Sambandh' Remark In Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the controversial Delhi High Court order acquitting a 22-year-old man in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case.
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Schoolteacher Arrested For 'Sexually Abusing' Boy
A Mumbai court on Tuesday granted bail to a 40-year-old female teacher of a city-based prominent school who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor male student on multiple occasions.
